A fishy tale about Enzi, Dick Cheney

Liz Cheney shot back against reports that her father, former Vice President Dick Cheney, and Wyoming Sen. Mike Enzi are long-time friends and fly-fishing buddies, saying in an interview Monday that the two have rarely cast lines together.

“I think (Dick Cheney and Mike Enzi) may have fished together once,” Cheney said to Rush Limbaugh on his radio show.

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Cheney announced last week she would be running in the Wyoming Republican senate primary race against Enzi next year. Enzi told reporters on Capitol Hill he was not notified by the Cheney family ahead of time about the challenge.

“I can tell you that I respect his 18 years of service to the state, and it’s not personal,” Cheney said. “This is very much about policy and substance and the future. I believe it’s time for a new generation, it’s time for somebody who will be a strong voice in Washington for Wyoming.”

Cheney also said she is running because President Barack Obama is the “most radical man” to ever hold the office.